Stimulation of renal excretion of p-aminohippurate (PAH) after unilateral nephrectomy in adult and ageing rats.

Unilateral nephrectomy (UNX) is followed by a significant decrease of excreted amount of PAH in rats. In 105 and 240-day-old rats, we characterized the time course of restitution of the PAH transport process., Furthermore, we studied whether or not the regeneration of kidney function can be accelerated by repeated administration of cyclopenthiazide. After stimulation of tubular transport of PAH by repeated administration of cyclopenthiazide, the loss of one kidney after UNX can be compensated more rapidly as in nephrectomized rats without pretreatment. In 105-day-old rats the regeneration and the extent of stimulation are more marked than in 240-day-old rats.